take after

verb

took after; taken after; taking after; takes after

: to resemble (someone) in features, build, character, or disposition

a daughter who takes after her mother

"That's Tulliver's son," said the publican to a grocer standing on the adjacent door-step. "Ah!" said the grocer, "I thought I knew his features. He takes after his mother's family."—

George Eliot

"His father was lazy but his mother hasn't a lazy bone in her body, and Peter takes after her."—

Lucy Maud Montgomery

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The latest version is something special: taking after Tiffany’s stained glass lamps, in particular its Wisteria lamp, the dial of this timepiece replicates the motif of the household design item in droplets of enamel in shades of green and blue. —

Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025 Many preventative measures can be taken after that important visit to the doctor’s office. —

Lia Miller, Parents, 17 Jan. 2025 Trump, who has a tendency to change his stories to suit his audience, offered a slightly different take after Biden defeated him in 2020. —

Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024 Blue Ivy Carter takes after her mom, Beyoncé, in more ways than one. —

Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take after